A&W week19

Recess Time in Our School

R-r-ring! These goes the daily bell at 10.30 a.m. for recess. An audible sigh of relief
can be heard in each classroom as the students immediately rush to the school tuck-
shop. Hungry and thirsty students make straight for the mee-man, the iced-drinks seller
or the curry and rice stall, for many have come to school early in the morning
without any breakfast as there is hardly any time to eat.

I find the stall-holders busy serving food to the students, who are impatient and
sometimes downright rude if the stall-holder is slow in serving them. The chatter
of students, the noise of frying noodles, the chopping up of ingredients and the delicious
smell of food floating in the air contribute to the typical tuck-shop environment which
makes one hungry and eager to eat the daily snack.

R-r-ring! The unwelcome bell goes at 10.50 a.m. for the students to get back to class. It
is another rush, this time for lessons which begin promptly and late-comers will
be punished. Recess time is a welcome break, for hungry stomachs are filled and dry
throats are refreshed with iced drinks. 

Now the tuck-shop is quiet except for the clatter of plates, glasses and cups being
washed by the stall-holders, who then rest till the next session.